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1. What is a NAT forwarding?
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It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
WINRM QUICKCONFIG.

2. How do you restrict which DNS servers get a zone transfer?
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
Used to control power settings and configure computers to default to Hibernate or Standby modes. For example - running Powercfg.exe -energy will analyze the computer for energy efficiency.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).

3. What is BranchCache?
It which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. BranchCache can improve application response time and reduce WAN traffic. Cached content can either be distributed acr
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha

4. How do you quickly restore a file from backup?
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
On the zone file of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool replaces the pkgmgr - PEImg - and IntlConfg tools that are being retired in Windows 7. DISM provides a single centralized tool for performing all of the functions of these three tools in a mor
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART

5. What is IPsec ESP tunnel?
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
Windows 7 Ultimate.
No

6. What does DISM do?
It can enable a windows feature on an offline image with the /Enable-Feature option
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.

7. EFS encrypt files will not be __________.
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.
Modify/Create a GPO
Sent across the network
The local security logs.

8. You can configure ____________ in group policy.
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
You can allow by adding the device vendor's GUID to the allow list in a GPO.
DNS suffix search lists
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac

9. What does "Create System Repair Disk" option do?
The DFS service attempts to keep the domain based namespace highly consistent by polling the pcd emulator after the namespace changes. This bypasses the needing to wait for the ad replication to update the namespace object. This can increase load on
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.

10. How do you configure IPSEC?
A network location.
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
You can allow by adding the device vendor's GUID to the allow list in a GPO.
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.

11. What is "Transparent Caching"?
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.

12. What is the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)?
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.
It contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7 - Windows Vista - a Windows Update - or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.

13. How do you allow specific vendors for being excluded from a GPO to prevent all removable storage devices?

14. What are hard disk quotas?
Boot Configuration Database - Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files provide a store that is used to describe boot applications and boot application settings. The objects and elements in the store effectively replace Boot.ini.
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.

15. How can you can upgrade an offline image's Windows 7 edition?
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
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By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate

16. What happens when 3rd party vendors create a new driver?
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
Create persistent connections to computers with POWERSHELL
Problem history but also application installation history.

17. What does the Storage Manager Report mmc allow you to do?
Deploy a secondary zone.
Subtract the number of bits in the mask from 32 bits (255.255.255.255). Take the result (x) and have 2 to the power of the result (2^x). Subtract that final result by 2 and that is the amount of host addresses available.
Yes
Schedule reports - monitor attempt to save unauthorized files - and generate reports instantly.

18. What is a NAP policy?
Forward to another DNS server
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.

19. The print management console can be configured to _____________.
Where you go to manage your documents - music - pictures - and other files. You can browse your files the same way you would in a folder - or you can view your files arranged by properties like date - type - and author. In some ways - a library is si
Send email notifications
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address

20. What is an example of a exceptions to rule?
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
EAP protocol.
For example - you can create a rule that allows all Windows processes to run except Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

21. What does "wbdadmin -startbackup -allcritical" do?
It which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. BranchCache can improve application response time and reduce WAN traffic. Cached content can either be distributed acr
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.

22. What has Windows 7 modified in searching?
Enabled searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data. This enhanced integration provides the a
A text-mode command interpreter that enables you to manage objects (disks - partitions - or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at a command prompt.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.

23. What is the command needed In order for ScanState and LoadState to use any of the migration .xml files?
All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode Applications. To run your application directly from the Windows 7 desktop - just go to your Start menu.
Can be configured through a GPO
Through a GPO.
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify

24. What is the Powercfg.exe tool?
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha
Used to control power settings and configure computers to default to Hibernate or Standby modes. For example - running Powercfg.exe -energy will analyze the computer for energy efficiency.
Yes
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo

25. What are the proven - standards-based technologies that DirectAccess is built on?
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Use SYNC Center

26. Where do you get the USMT?
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.

27. How do you statically add a route to a route table?
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
The Default Programs Control Panel applet

28. Windows 9x ___________ an automatic update client.
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
Does not have
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100

29. How should EFS files should be recovered?
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato
The ICMP protocol.
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.

30. Does Windows 7 does have an email client like Outlook Express or Windows Mail?
The import and export affects the entire policy. For example - if you export a policy - all of the rules from all of the rule collections are exported - including the enforcement settings for the rule collections. If you import a policy - the existin
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using a computer certificate. This tunnel provides access to an intranet Domain Name System (DNS) server and domain controller - allowing the computer to download Group Policy objects and to request authenticatio
No
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.

31. How do you upgrade windows vista to windows 7?
Use SYNC Center
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
WECUTIL QC
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.

32. How do you block all traffic for a specific port in windows firewall?
Verify that they are not within the scope of the dynamically assigned DHCP addresses.
Cannot be in different domains
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.

33. Can the Application Compatibility Kit can also search and report on the applications installed on a Windows 7 computer?
It will display driver signing status
Yes
It which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. BranchCache can improve application response time and reduce WAN traffic. Cached content can either be distributed acr
Add an AD integrated zone

34. NAP can be configured to ____________.
Modify the PE image using DISM by adding the WINPE-Scripting package to BOOT.WIM
The local security logs.
Enforce IPSEC on the network
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.

35. What can In-Private Browsing not display?
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
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Modify/Create a GPO

36. What is a ESP?
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Through a GPO.
It is where Internet access is direct and not routed through the VPN - configure advanced TCPIP network properties and uncheck the option "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network".

37. What is WPA-EAP?
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
The domain profile not the public or private.
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.

38. What can administrators due with file server resource manager?
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.
No
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.

39. Windows firewall can be configured to ___________.
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H

40. What does servermanagercmd.exe do?
Cannot be in different domains
A text-mode command interpreter that enables you to manage objects (disks - partitions - or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at a command prompt.
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
Only Windows Vista can be directly upgraded to Windows 7 and only if you upgrade within the same processor architecture (X86 or X84).

41. Where is the Troubleshoot option for fixing common problems located?
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb

42. What type of router can RRAS be configured as?
Used to control power settings and configure computers to default to Hibernate or Standby modes. For example - running Powercfg.exe -energy will analyze the computer for energy efficiency.
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
The domain profile not the public or private.

43. What does Scanstate /p do?
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.

44. Where are Applocker policies are configured?
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.

45. What do RRAS/NPS policys govern?
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It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.

46. What dows Windows Anytime Upgrade do?
No they are disabled
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
It can enable a windows feature on an offline image with the /Enable-Feature option

47. What must you do if DHCP is not installed on the same computer as the RADIUS server?
Send email notifications
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.

48. How do you reload an active directory integrated zone from a ad database?
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
It will display driver signing status
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.

49. There is a RESET option in Internet Explorer to...
Set IE back to its default settings
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
The local security logs.
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.

50. How do you ping the IPV6 address of a remote computer?